Activities in Ceredigion
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Vale of Rheidol Railway
Old steam locomotives (built between 1923 and 1938) have been lovingly restored by volunteers and chug for almost 12 miles up the valley of the River Rheidol to Devil's Bridge (an hour each way). The line opened in 1902 to bring lead and timber out of the valley.
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Cliff Railway
Victorian tourists enjoyed a stately ride to the summit of Constitution Hill from 1896 onwards, and you can too, on the trundling little Cliff Railway, the UK's longest electric funicular and possibly the slowest too at a G-force-busting 4mph.
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Ystwyth Trail
Suitable for cyclists and walkers, this 20-mile waymarked route mainly follows an old rail line from Aberystwyth southeast to Tregaron, at the foot of the Cambrian Mountains. For the first 12 miles it shadows the River Ystwyth, while at the end it enters the Teifi Valley. At the Aberystwyth end you can pick up the trail from the footbridge on Riverside Tce; although you'll get more downhills if you start from Tregaron.
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Cliff Railway
If your constitution's not up to the climb of Constitution Hill (135m), at the northern end of North Beach, you can catch a lift on the trundling little Cliff Railway, the UK's longest electric funicular (1896) and possibly the slowest, too, at a G-force-busting 4mph.
From the wind-blown balding hilltop there are tremendous coastal views. One relic of the Victorian era is a camera obscura that allows you to see practically into the windows of the houses below.
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